ANN ARBOR -- Michigan may only go as far in March as its top three players take it, but the Big Ten regular-season title claimed on Tuesday night is the sum of U-M's parts. This week's "By The Numbers" looks at the biggest impacts made by the Wolverines' surrounding the spotlight, but not in it.

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Remember the calls for Michigan coach John Beilein to replace Derrick Walton Jr. in the starting lineup with Spike Albrecht back in non-conference play? The freshman was turnover-prone and struggled at times to take the reins of the Michigan offense. In U-M's 12 games prior to Big Ten play, Walton posted 33 assists and 25 turnovers. Since then, he has handed out 49 assists against 22 turnovers in 17 Big Ten games. Walton ranks second among Wolverines with 82 assists for the season (Nik Stauskas, 97).

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Spike Albrecht, Walton's backup, is averaging 5.8 assists against only 1.1 turnovers per 40 minutes -- an absurdly proficient rate. For the season, Albrecht has only committed 13 turnovers in 460 minutes. While playing 7.8 percent of the total minutes compiled by Michigan players, Albrecht has accounted for 15.8 percent of the team's assists.

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Very quietly, while most focus on Albrecht's lack of turnovers, freshman Zak Irvin has only committed 15 turnovers in 469 minutes played this season.

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Irvin, however, is known -- rightfully so -- for slinging it. He ranks second on Michigan with 50 made 3-pointers while ranking sixth in minutes played, only 16.2 minutes per game. Those 50 made 3s account for 20.1 percent of the team's total 3-pointers.

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It doesn't sound like much, but Jon Horford's team-leading 24 blocked shots are double that of any other Michigan player and account for 33.3 percent of the team's 72 blocks. In 14.9 minutes per game, Horford averages .83 blocks per game, ranking 15th in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-10 junior forward isn't a game-changer defensively underneath, but he's the only discernible shot-blocking threat on a team ranked last in the conference with only 2.5 blocks per game.

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Horford also ranks as the Wolverines' most efficient rebounder, leading the team with 12.3 rebounds per 40 minutes. The next closest is Jordan Morgan at 9.7. Before going down with a back injury, Mitch McGary was averaging 13.3 boards per 40 minutes.

71.4
For a player averaging just 6.4 points per game in Big Ten play as Michigan's primary low-post scorer, Morgan is at least making the most of his looks. The senior's 71.4 field-goal percentage would rank as the best in the conference (next closest is 61.7) if he had enough shot attempts.

9.9
While splitting playing time, Horford and Morgan -- or "MoFord," as some fans have deemed them -- combine to grab 9.9 rebounds per game in Big Ten game. Only one individual player in the league is averaging over 8.0 rebounds per game (Indiana's Noah Vonleh, 8.8).

Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at bquinn@mlive.com